Authors
Submitting a manuscript
Prepare your files, complete the five submission steps, follow your paper’s progress and upload revisions.
Help and documentation
How to use the IJMT portal
Plain-language, step-by-step guides with screenshots for everyone who uses the journal’s editorial system — from creating an account to publishing an issue.
Start here
New to the portal? Start hereHow the portal worksWho does what, how a manuscript moves from submission to publication, and where each person works.Read the overviewAuthors, editors and administratorsAccounts and signing inCreate an account, accept an editor invitation, sign in, recover a password and keep your profile up to date.Account helpGuides by role
Reviewers
Reviewing a manuscript
How double-blind review works at IJMT, and how to return your report by email or through a personal review link.
Editors
Editor guide
Work your queue, screen manuscripts, manage reviewers, record their reports and send a recommendation.
Editor-in-chief
Editor-in-chief guide
Assign new papers, make and send decisions, build an issue, and publish it.
Administrators
Administrator guide
Invite and manage editors, and keep journal settings, email templates, policies and the editorial board up to date.
Readers
Reading and citing
Find articles, download PDFs, cite them, and get an email when a new issue is published.
How a manuscript moves through the portal
Full explanation ›- 01AuthorSubmits the manuscript
- 02Editor-in-chiefAssigns an editor
- 03EditorScreens and invites reviewers
- 04ReviewersReturn their reports
- 05EditorRecommends a decision
- 06Editor-in-chiefSends the decision
- 07Editor-in-chiefPublishes the issue
Screenshots show sample data from a test copy of the portal. Your own screens will show your manuscripts and names.